Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Rutgers University Libraries
Shared User Services
2019 CONTACT:Rhonda Marker, Director of Shared User Services
Phone: 858-932-5923
Email: rmarker@rutgers.edu
Program Overview
The Rutgers University Libraries support and enrich the instructional, research, and public service missions of the University. Our publishing services contribute to the development of new knowledge through publishing the results of scholarly inquiry, including ETDs, journals, and datasets.
Publishing Activities Began: 2005
Location: United States
Organization: services distributed across library units/departments
Stage (1–5): 5 - Established
Open Access Focus (1–5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 50%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
Location: United States
Organization: services distributed across library units/departments
Stage (1–5): 5 - Established
Open Access Focus (1–5): 4 - Very Important
Program Advisory/Editorial Board: No
Peer Reviewed Journals: 50%
Staffing (in Full Time Equivalents):
- Professional staff: 0.5
- Paraprofessional staff: 1.3
- Graduate students:
- Undergraduates:
Funding Sources for Publishing Activities:
- Library Materials Budget: %
- Library Operating Budget: 95%
- Non-library Campus Budget: %
- Endowment Income: %
- Charitable Contributions: %
- Grants: %
- Sales Revenue: %
- Licensing Revenue: %
- Charge Backs: 5%
- Other: %
Publishing Activities
All Library Publishing Activities:- Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 1
- Campus-based Student-driven Journals: 1
- ETDs: 782
- Newsletters: 3
Open Access Publishing:
- Campus-based Faculty-driven Journals: 4
- Journals Produced for External Groups: 1
Highlights
Disciplinary Specialties:
- humanities
- social science
- science
- education
- inter-disciplinary
Top Publications:
- ETDs
- Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy (journal)
- New Jersey Studies (journal)
Partners
Internal Partners: campus departments or programs; individual facultyTechnologies & Services
Media Formats:
- audio
- data
- images
- multimedia/interactive content
- text
- video
Softwares & Platforms:
- Fedora
- OJS
- Scalar
- WordPress
Digital Preservation Strategy:
- Digital preservation services under discussion
Additional Services:
- audio/video streaming
- cataloging
- DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
- hosting of supplemental content
- ISSN registry
- metadata
Additional Information
Plans for Expansion & Future Directions:We are currently evaluating the scope and impact of our publishing program to determine how to move forward.
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